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[busymom]

Oh my goodness TheOtherMe!  That is simply terrifying!  That's why I'm glad we have dogs again.  My boy is very protective, and I expect if anyone entered the house he'd go after them, because he's claimed us as "his" humans.  

[Opti]

TheOtheMe that was so awful I didn't have words last night. I still don't this morning.

[busymom]

Good Morning Kids!  It is COLD here.  The last couple of mornings I've actually sent DS to work wearing a Winter jacket.  It hit freezing this morning.  

[NancysSummerSip]

Hello peeps! I am the star of my own horror show: "The Backyard Attacks!"

I am on a steroid med thanks to a rash from something I came in contact with while working out there.  I have gardening sleeves arriving and will be using them from now on, along with gloves. Hopefully this will help.

[TheOtherMe]

Nov 11, 2024 22:17:24 GMT -5 busymom said:

Oh my goodness TheOtherMe !  That is simply terrifying!  That's why I'm glad we have dogs again.  My boy is very protective, and I expect if anyone entered the house he'd go after them, because he's claimed us as "his" humans.  

I used to babysit my great nephew and niece.  They had a dog and figured the same thing.  

We get home one day and as we walk in to garage, nephew sees the back door to the garage is open.  We get inside and the house has been ransacked.  

Apparently the dogs did nothing.  They were both fine as if nothing had happened.

[TheOtherMe]

Nov 11, 2024 21:27:39 GMT -5 seriousthistime said:

TheOtherMe , I have a friend who lived off of 9th St. in Boulder in the 1980s.  Her house was broken into too, and she said the same thing, she knew something was off.  Then she found some of her jewelry was missing.  That sixth sense is a strange thing. 

When I called the police, I started off with something just doesn't feel right....   They knew this had been happening and immediately said an officer was on the way.

[busymom]

Nov 12, 2024 10:24:52 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

Hello peeps! I am the star of my own horror show: "The Backyard Attacks!"

I am on a steroid med thanks to a rash from something I came in contact with while working out there.  I have gardening sleeves arriving and will be using them from now on, along with gloves. Hopefully this will help.

   Ouch!  I hope whatever attacked you, that you heal up quickly.  We had a fire ant problem in our backyard when we were living "down South".  The few times they got DH, they were like little ninjas.  We never did figure out where their nest was, because we had more than one variety of ants on the property.  

[NancysSummerSip]

Nov 12, 2024 13:19:21 GMT -5 busymom said:

Nov 12, 2024 10:24:52 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

Hello peeps! I am the star of my own horror show: "The Backyard Attacks!"

I am on a steroid med thanks to a rash from something I came in contact with while working out there.  I have gardening sleeves arriving and will be using them from now on, along with gloves. Hopefully this will help.

   Ouch!  I hope whatever attacked you, that you heal up quickly.  We had a fire ant problem in our backyard when we were living "down South".  The few times they got DH, they were like little ninjas.  We never did figure out where their nest was, because we had more than one variety of ants on the property.  

I think this was an attack of the plant variety, not the multi-legged variety. I am starting to look better.

[Opti]

Nov 12, 2024 9:34:25 GMT -5 busymom said:

Good Morning Kids!  It is COLD here.  The last couple of mornings I've actually sent DS to work wearing a Winter jacket.  It hit freezing this morning.  

That's tomorrow morning for us. Not ready for freezing weather.

[busymom]

Nov 12, 2024 18:14:10 GMT -5 Opti said:

Nov 12, 2024 9:34:25 GMT -5 busymom said:

Good Morning Kids!  It is COLD here.  The last couple of mornings I've actually sent DS to work wearing a Winter jacket.  It hit freezing this morning.  

That's tomorrow morning for us. Not ready for freezing weather.

     Me neither.  But then, I'm never really ready for Winter.  I just tolerate it, and spend most of my time indoors until Spring.

[NancysSummerSip]

Good morning peeps! Got the back yard mowed (edged it yesterday) and so far, no attacks from the yard. The rash I have is getting better.

I picked up a vanilla pound cake this morning. We got some French salted caramel sauce at Costco this weekend, and I think those two together would be a nice dessert.

[NoNamePerson]

Nov 13, 2024 10:22:00 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

Good morning peeps! Got the back yard mowed (edged it yesterday) and so far, no attacks from the yard. The rash I have is getting better.

I picked up a vanilla pound cake this morning. We got some French salted caramel sauce at Costco this weekend, and I think those two together would be a nice dessert.

Sounds like a good lunch to me  

[NancysSummerSip]

Nov 13, 2024 10:54:18 GMT -5 NoNamePerson said:

Nov 13, 2024 10:22:00 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

Good morning peeps! Got the back yard mowed (edged it yesterday) and so far, no attacks from the yard. The rash I have is getting better.

I picked up a vanilla pound cake this morning. We got some French salted caramel sauce at Costco this weekend, and I think those two together would be a nice dessert.

Sounds like a good lunch to me  

I wish. I am sticking with soups and salads mostly. I am meeting a friend post-race Sunday for deep fried turkey at Cracker Barrel.

[busymom]

Good Afternoon Kids!  I went to the grocery store before lunch, and was surprised how thin the supplies were in the baking aisle.  Maybe everyone is buying ahead for Thanksgiving?     I at least got my dark brown sugar, which I needed the most.  


Another dark, gloomy, cold day here.  Yes, it's dry here, but it's been dark so much the last several days that I would welcome some sunshine.  

[TheOtherMe]

Dark and gloomy here, too.  It's just started raining.

[NancysSummerSip]

Hello peeps. Pool is closed for maintenance and reopens tomorrow, so I did my first long run with the orthopedic inserts. Not bad, though I had hoped to be fast enough to do an upcoming 10K with a time limit (I did not make it this morning).

Washed the floors and grocery shopped. Will edge the front yard and mow it tomorrow.

[busymom]

Good Afternoon Kids!  Still gloomy here, but it has warmed up to the mid-40's, and with little wind it actually feels warm.  


I wasn't happy yesterday that my local grocery store wanted $4.50 for a dozen eggs, so I went to Aldi today and paid $2.97, so that works for me.  

[TheOtherMe]

It's very gloomy here.  My sump pump is still running from the rain this past week.  

From the forecast it appears it is supposed to rain next Monday through Thursday.  

[NancysSummerSip]

Nov 14, 2024 13:51:12 GMT -5 busymom said:

Good Afternoon Kids!  Still gloomy here, but it has warmed up to the mid-40's, and with little wind it actually feels warm.  


I wasn't happy yesterday that my local grocery store wanted $4.50 for a dozen eggs, so I went to Aldi today and paid $2.97, so that works for me.  

Eggs are high here as well, and the pickings are slim. I went with 3.99 for a dozen (the store brand was cheaper, this was for free-range). I am going to Walmart tomorrow and will check their egg prices also. 

[NoNamePerson]

Nov 14, 2024 17:02:48 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

Nov 14, 2024 13:51:12 GMT -5 busymom said:

Good Afternoon Kids!  Still gloomy here, but it has warmed up to the mid-40's, and with little wind it actually feels warm.  


I wasn't happy yesterday that my local grocery store wanted $4.50 for a dozen eggs, so I went to Aldi today and paid $2.97, so that works for me.  

Eggs are high here as well, and the pickings are slim. I went with 3.99 for a dozen (the store brand was cheaper, this was for free-range). I am going to Walmart tomorrow and will check their egg prices also. 

Bought 18 count large Egglands Best at WM for $5.18 but was a week or so ago. Hope they haven’t gone up to much since will be buying more in a a short time. 

[NancysSummerSip]

If I find a good price, I will get a dozen more, as we go through eggs pretty fast here.

The TV weather nerds are having a collective meltdown - we could be in the 70s this weekend. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[busymom]

Nov 14, 2024 16:21:35 GMT -5 TheOtherMe said:

It's very gloomy here.  My sump pump is still running from the rain this past week.  

From the forecast it appears it is supposed to rain next Monday through Thursday.  

     We are old school here, as we have both a landline and cell phones.  Every time we get a lot of rain, it affects our landline, as all telephone cables are underground.  It has been several days since we got steady rain, and our phone still isn't back to normal.  (Yes, I've contacted the phone company a number of times over the years, and they still haven't been able to fix the problem.)

[NancysSummerSip]

Happy Friday peeps! Lovely weather today. I will bake cookies and mow the lawn later on. I did make the cookie dough already.

[busymom]

Good Morning Kids!  The frost was literally on the pumpkin this morning, as it apparently got below freezing overnight.  At least the sun is out today, so it should warm up some.  

[NancysSummerSip]

Hello peeps! I got back from my appointment and since it was overcast, I mowed the front lawn. Going to fix my lunch shortly.

[busymom]

Oh Lord!  I got a good laugh this morning.  I stopped at the nearest Home Depot to look at freezers.  You know DH & I want to get a new one for our basement.  The girl that was helping me was pretty young, and she points to one that's bigger than the biggest one that we're considering, and says "that one will hold 2 bodies!".  (She's too young to be that jaded!)  I burst out laughing, and said "that really isn't the purpose of why we need a new one".  That girl wasn't wrong.  You could have AT LEAST 2 bodies laid out nice in their biggest chest freezer.  Nope.  I don't wanna have to clean up the mess when you defrost it.  

[Icelandic Woman]

Happy Friday Muffins!!!

We have had mild 50s all this week. It is suppose to sNOw next Tuesday but not too much and then 40s the remainder of the week.

I buy eggs at Costco. 24 cage free for $4.69.

Have a Fabulous Weekend!!!

[NancysSummerSip]

Well, Walmart egg prices were high, so I skipped those. I can check Aldi Sunday on my way home.

And I have to get my fingerprints done again for my CCL - the state failed the digital set. So the second set has to be ink. The jerk technician who submitted them could see they were a fail on the machine and overrode the results. The second set is no charge, but I still have to drive there, get it done and mail them in via USPS.

[NancysSummerSip]

A very pleasant Saturday peeps! Low 60s pool temp was pretty reasonable.

[NoNamePerson]

61 here and LOW humidity bright blue skies. Loving it!!